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he needs leaders like harry reid to help him. because in the end, our campaign was never just about putting one man in the white house. it was about building a movement, a movement that went beyond one year, one campaign. >> reporter: as for harry reid, a four-decade career in public service has come down to this moment. >> you know, i'm not finished fighting. i'm not finished fighting for jobs or to keep nevadans in their homes. >> reporter: meanwhile, sharron angle makes one last effort to get votes in reno. her strongest supporters seem to be those who simply detest harry reid. >> there's two people i hate in the world, okay. that's a guy who ran over my dog who was in a ditch when i was in the military and harry reid. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview with abc news, angle stopped short of predicting victory. did you think you've done what you need to do? do you think you can win this? >> i'm still doing what i need to do and that's get out and talk to voters. >> reporter: we asked her about one of her more controversial
he needs leaders like harry reid to help him. because in the end, our campaign was never just about putting one man in the white house. it was about building a movement, a movement that went beyond one year, one campaign. >> reporter: as for harry reid, a four-decade career in public service has come down to this moment. >> you know, i'm not finished fighting. i'm not finished fighting for jobs or to keep nevadans in their homes. >> reporter: meanwhile, sharron angle makes one...
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. >> man up, harry reid. >> reporter: the concept, if not the exact phrase, began with none other than christine o'donnell, who had this to say about her mike castle, back in early september. >> these are the type of cheap, underhanded, unmanly tactics that we've come to expect. this is not a bakeoff. get your man pants on. >> reporter: at least one woman from the other side has jumped on the phrase. >> man up and do what you ask other people to do. >> reporter: it is not a bad way to leave your male opponent speechless. >> i think there is a very effective kay for a woman candidate to look tough. >> reporter: but it's not just about testosterone. many republican conditions this year seem to be reading from the same tea party script. first, label your opponent. >> career politician. >> career politician. >> career politician. >> reporter: then, label yourself. >> i am a mother and a grandmother. >> i'm a physician. >> full-time business person. >> reporter: say what you oppose, like it's a dirty word. >> obamacare. >> obamacare. >> obamacare. >> obamacare. >> reporter: and what you wan
. >> man up, harry reid. >> reporter: the concept, if not the exact phrase, began with none other than christine o'donnell, who had this to say about her mike castle, back in early september. >> these are the type of cheap, underhanded, unmanly tactics that we've come to expect. this is not a bakeoff. get your man pants on. >> reporter: at least one woman from the other side has jumped on the phrase. >> man up and do what you ask other people to do. >>...
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we don't know harry reid's number. i'm told that this number is much higher than harry reid. >> and christine o'donnell put out some numbers today. >> i have learned her number will be more than $3 million for the quarter. but that's rally for two weeks. because she got the nominationen september 14th. almost all of that money came in between september 14th and september 30th. i'm told since then when the quarter has ended she pulled in another $1 million. >> two tea party candidates doing really well. >> there's another one to watch. kristi noem raised $1.1 million, more than any other challenger running for the house. in this heartland horse race, republicans have their money on kristi noem, 38-year-old rancher, mother of three and one of the gop's top pros tickets for a win in november. >> here on the ranch, we don't take a lot of polls, or hold many caucuses. we do what needs to be done. >> reporter: she's on horse back in her ads and in our interview out on her ranch. >> i'm a firm believer that south dakotans mak
we don't know harry reid's number. i'm told that this number is much higher than harry reid. >> and christine o'donnell put out some numbers today. >> i have learned her number will be more than $3 million for the quarter. but that's rally for two weeks. because she got the nominationen september 14th. almost all of that money came in between september 14th and september 30th. i'm told since then when the quarter has ended she pulled in another $1 million. >> two tea party...
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i'll be curious to see it, too. >> republican blasting harry reid for his unsubstantiated claim. today, the office says romney's comments we'll believe it when we see. the obama camp's reaction to romney, diane, prove it. >> one more year to be released by when? >> october. >> he said he's released 2010, when the 2011 return is ready, he'll put it out. >> all right. david muir reporting tonight. thank you. >>> now, we turn to police action in the news. a mountain of fake designer shoes flowing into this country from china. cust dumbs agents in california announced a big bust of counterfeit goods. shoes just the tip of a mammoth icebe iceberg, a phony product fueling shoppers everywhere. here's abc's nick watt. >> reporter: is that a pair of christian louboutins in the hands of a border patrol. they're usually selling for up to 6,000 bucks but now, they're a counterfeiter's dream. you're looking at 20,000 pairs of fake louboutins there. >> these are coming out of china. >> reporter: every year, they intercept a staggering 1,000 shipments of counterfeit goods. we're not just talkin
i'll be curious to see it, too. >> republican blasting harry reid for his unsubstantiated claim. today, the office says romney's comments we'll believe it when we see. the obama camp's reaction to romney, diane, prove it. >> one more year to be released by when? >> october. >> he said he's released 2010, when the 2011 return is ready, he'll put it out. >> all right. david muir reporting tonight. thank you. >>> now, we turn to police action in the news. a...
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president obama likes harry reid, but more importantly, he needs harry reid to help him pass health care reform, jobs bill, energy, afghanistan. the plate is full. and a week that hurts president obama's ability to get this agenda done. >> reporter: news that harry reid praised obama's credibility as a light-skinned. risks weakening the senate majority leader, already facing a tough re-election battle in nevada. after reid called him to apologize, the president said, quote, i accepted harry's apology without question because i've known him for years, i've seen the passionate leadership he's shown on social justice and i know what's in his heart. the president and others say the book is closed on the comment which is some argue were no big deal. >> it definitely was in the context of recognizing in senator obama a great candidate and future president. >> reporter: but while some conservatives have come to reid's defense -- >> i don't think there's a scintilla of evidence in what reid said. >> reporter: -- others say it's a double standard. >> i think what makes the person people frustrate
president obama likes harry reid, but more importantly, he needs harry reid to help him pass health care reform, jobs bill, energy, afghanistan. the plate is full. and a week that hurts president obama's ability to get this agenda done. >> reporter: news that harry reid praised obama's credibility as a light-skinned. risks weakening the senate majority leader, already facing a tough re-election battle in nevada. after reid called him to apologize, the president said, quote, i accepted...
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. >> harry reid's dragged nevada down to perhaps its lowest point ever. and he wants to call me an extremist? >> reporter: senator reid told us he bears no responsibility for the sorry state of nevada's economy. >> you know that i had nothing to do with the massive foreclosures here. you know that i had nothing to do with these unemployment figures. in fact, i've worked hard to change them. >> reporter: while reid relies on his ads to do the talking, angle seems to be everywhere these days. getting plenty of unsolicited advices even about sarah palin. >> get palin down here, otherwise harry is going to kick your butt. i hate to say that, but get her down here. >> well, she endorsed me and she said she's ready. >> reporter: an interesting thought, but republicans now think angle is doing okay on her own. something else to look for in nevada. it's the only senate race where voters can check a box for none of the above. and diane, this race is so brutally negative that people think none of the above could get 5%, 6% or maybe more, in other words, more than e
. >> harry reid's dragged nevada down to perhaps its lowest point ever. and he wants to call me an extremist? >> reporter: senator reid told us he bears no responsibility for the sorry state of nevada's economy. >> you know that i had nothing to do with the massive foreclosures here. you know that i had nothing to do with these unemployment figures. in fact, i've worked hard to change them. >> reporter: while reid relies on his ads to do the talking, angle seems to be...
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tonight, harry reid heads into the ring, and jon karl is in nevada. >> reporter: o'donnell tore into chris coons. >> my opponent has said that made him become a democrat. >> my opponent and lots of folks in the right wing media have endlessly spun this. i am not now nor have i ever been anything but a clean shaven capitalist. >> reporter: o'donnell got tripped up when asked to name a supreme court decision she disagrees with. >> oh, gosh. give me a specific one, i'm sorry. >> actually, i can't. i need you to tell me which ones you object to. >> i'm very sorry, right off the top of my head. >> reporter: it was a flash back to 2008 when another condition got asked the same question. >> well, let's see. there's -- >> reporter: but vice president joe biden told "nightline's" terry moran that o'donnell and other tea party candidates are a force to be reckoned with. >> we take her seriously. i think it's a mistake to not take them seriously. >> reporter: majority leader harry reid is in serious danger of losing to his tea party challenger, so he's lashing out at sharron angle a just plain
tonight, harry reid heads into the ring, and jon karl is in nevada. >> reporter: o'donnell tore into chris coons. >> my opponent has said that made him become a democrat. >> my opponent and lots of folks in the right wing media have endlessly spun this. i am not now nor have i ever been anything but a clean shaven capitalist. >> reporter: o'donnell got tripped up when asked to name a supreme court decision she disagrees with. >> oh, gosh. give me a specific one,...
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. >>> senate majority leader harry reid apologized publicly today for something he said back in 2008 that barack obama didn't speak with a negro e dialect. as jake tapper reports, many others are talking, not only about reid's choice of words but about whether he was right. >> reporter: at a power plant in nevada tad, he was contrite. >> i apologize tods the president and everyone with -- in the sound of my voice that i could have used a better choice of words. said this is enough for him. >> this is a good man who has always been on the right side of history. for him to have used inardful language to trying to praise me and for people to try to make hay out of it kes no sense. >> reporter: many african-americans we spoke to for hurt by his words. but they said he was correct, they find lighter skinned african-americans more acceptn'ts. >> as a lighter skin african-american, i'm treated differently. >> reporter: lighter skinned blacks are more like to be elected to higher offices. one study found both whites and blacks found darker skinned blacks linked with poverty and inattractiven
. >>> senate majority leader harry reid apologized publicly today for something he said back in 2008 that barack obama didn't speak with a negro e dialect. as jake tapper reports, many others are talking, not only about reid's choice of words but about whether he was right. >> reporter: at a power plant in nevada tad, he was contrite. >> i apologize tods the president and everyone with -- in the sound of my voice that i could have used a better choice of words. said this is...
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. >>> senate majority leader harry reid says he just wants to move on. reid has apologized publicly for his comments about barack obama during the 2008 presidential campaign. the democrat is quoted in a new book as calling candidate obama a light-skinned black man with no neg ro dialect unless he wanted to have one. reid says his apology is the last he'll say about the matter. >> i've apologized to the president, i've apologized to everyone within the sound of my voice that i could have used a better choice of words. >> reporter: reid's comments have ignited a firestorm in washington over what many republicans seen as a double standard over who can say what about race. reid's fellow senator from nevada, republican john ensign says the gop should just move on. >>> world news anchor diane sawyer is in afghanistan this week visiting with top military officials and with the afghan people. diane reports she's finding signs of optimism, a trend confirmed by a remarkable new poll. >> reporter: 70% of people in this beleaguered nation say afghanistan is heading
. >>> senate majority leader harry reid says he just wants to move on. reid has apologized publicly for his comments about barack obama during the 2008 presidential campaign. the democrat is quoted in a new book as calling candidate obama a light-skinned black man with no neg ro dialect unless he wanted to have one. reid says his apology is the last he'll say about the matter. >> i've apologized to the president, i've apologized to everyone within the sound of my voice that i...
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senator harry reid calling immediately after the debate rnc chair reince priebus said he would accept the results and his running mate said they would accept the results. >> maggie, for some time overnight the term bad hombres now. >> reporter: well, it mans man but the way trump used the word and being called by many could be interpreted as offensive or derogatory and we're hearing from latinos would say they were disgusted by trump using the word and as you mentioned overnight that lit up social media becoming one of the most talked about moments from last night's debate, kendis and diane. >> all right, and they are scheduled to appear at an event but no debate happening there. hopefully they will keep the peace. maggie rulli, live in washington. >> that event in new york city tonight, meant to last. >>> after the debate clinton said she was relieved and very grateful. >> before heading back to new york she made a surprise appearance at a post-debate watch party joined by her husband and 5,000 supporters cheering her on. there are so many, so many things he says, does that i do not
senator harry reid calling immediately after the debate rnc chair reince priebus said he would accept the results and his running mate said they would accept the results. >> maggie, for some time overnight the term bad hombres now. >> reporter: well, it mans man but the way trump used the word and being called by many could be interpreted as offensive or derogatory and we're hearing from latinos would say they were disgusted by trump using the word and as you mentioned overnight...
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the mood of democrats today summed up by senate majority leader harry reid. >> i know congressman weiner. i wish there was some way i could defend him, but i can't. >> reporter: democrats are worried about more shoes dropping, as gossip websites churn with allegations of new women and more photos. they are asking, did he do any of this from his office? that question, there may be an answer from meagan broussard, the texas woman who showed abc news the lewd photographs and messages weiner sent to her. how often do you talk? >> we talk, i mean, he would instant message me every day. >> reporter: broussard's phone shows she received a two-minute phone call from weiner's official office in his new york district in may 18th. but does it matter? the house ethics manual says congressional computers must be used for official business. but there is a loophole. allowing for, quote, incidental personal use. but weiner may have run afoul of the very first house ethics rule, which says members shall reflect credibly on the house. >> this is a twitter hoax, a plan track was done. i'm the victim of it,
the mood of democrats today summed up by senate majority leader harry reid. >> i know congressman weiner. i wish there was some way i could defend him, but i can't. >> reporter: democrats are worried about more shoes dropping, as gossip websites churn with allegations of new women and more photos. they are asking, did he do any of this from his office? that question, there may be an answer from meagan broussard, the texas woman who showed abc news the lewd photographs and messages...
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this has been a long time coming, but now democratic leader harry reid has unveiled the senate's health care reform bill. >> tonight begins the last leg of this journey that we've been on now for some time. the american people, president obama have asked us for health insurance reform. >> rorter: the democratic bill would cost $849 billion over 10 years paid for with new taxes on the wealthy and insurance companies including a 5% tax on elective cosmetic surgery which some are calling the botax and with cuts to medicare spending. the bill would extend coverage to 312 million uninsured americans and it would require almost all americans to have health insurance or pay a fine. and it would create a new government-run insurance company to compete with private insurers. this is a massive bill, 2,074 pages, one of the biggest and most expensive byes ever to come before the cgress. getting it passed will be a tough and heated battle. republican orrin hatch said the bill would cause a holy war in congress. democrats projected optimism. >> it's a very simple sign. you've all seen it before. it'
this has been a long time coming, but now democratic leader harry reid has unveiled the senate's health care reform bill. >> tonight begins the last leg of this journey that we've been on now for some time. the american people, president obama have asked us for health insurance reform. >> rorter: the democratic bill would cost $849 billion over 10 years paid for with new taxes on the wealthy and insurance companies including a 5% tax on elective cosmetic surgery which some are...
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the president himself has come to his ally's defense. >> harry reid is a friend of mine. >> reporter: the president offered those words of encouragement to the top senate democrat amidst the storm of controversy over his quotes in the new book "game change." according to the authors, reid praised obama's electability as a light-skinned african-american, quote, with no negro dialect unless he wanted to have one. harry reid apologized privately and publicly monday. >> i've apologized to the president and everyone within the sound of my voice that i could have used a better choice of words. >> reporter: in an interview with the cable network, tv one, which targets an african-american audience, the president says reid's apology was enough for him. >> for him to have used some inartful language in trying to praise me and for people to try to make hay out of that, makes absolutely no sense. >> reporter: republican chairman michael steele is among those in his party calling for reid to resign. >> whether he steps down today or i retire him in november, either way he won't be the leader in 20
the president himself has come to his ally's defense. >> harry reid is a friend of mine. >> reporter: the president offered those words of encouragement to the top senate democrat amidst the storm of controversy over his quotes in the new book "game change." according to the authors, reid praised obama's electability as a light-skinned african-american, quote, with no negro dialect unless he wanted to have one. harry reid apologized privately and publicly monday. >>...
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. >> reporter: her biggest booster might be harry reid. her views make her the easiest republican to beat in the general election. a group run by a former reid aid has been attacking angle's opponent. >> her record on taxes is out of touch and outrageous. >> reporter: even if angle wins the primary, reid's allies may want to keep the champagne on ice. the polls show him losing on any of the republicans. >>> now news from overseas. u.s. troops in afghanistan have suffered the deadliest day since october. 11 service members were killed today and yesterday. >>> still ahead on "world news," helen thomas calls it quits amid a furor after 50 years in the white house. >>> steve jobs rolling out the latest iphone has to grapple just like us. >>> and a conversation with brilliant scientist stephen hawking on the most important advice he ever gave his children. heel pressure. high arches. (announcer) # people everywhere are discovering what's going on .with their feet. dr. scholl's custom fit orhotic center. backed by foot care scientists, " its foo
. >> reporter: her biggest booster might be harry reid. her views make her the easiest republican to beat in the general election. a group run by a former reid aid has been attacking angle's opponent. >> her record on taxes is out of touch and outrageous. >> reporter: even if angle wins the primary, reid's allies may want to keep the champagne on ice. the polls show him losing on any of the republicans. >>> now news from overseas. u.s. troops in afghanistan have...
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harry reid accidentally voted no. he drew rare republican applause before quickly correcting himself. >> reid of nevada -- aye! >> reporter: the vote left democrats jubilant -- >> who would have thought we could do it with not a single republican vote and getting every one of the 60 democratic votes? >> reporter: -- and republicans outraged. >> unfortunately, christmas eve not a great day for america. >> reporter: the bill would eventually provide health insurance to an additional 30 million americans by requiring almost every citizen to get health insurance or pay a fine, adding 15 million people to medicaid, providing more than $400 billion in subsides to help lower income people. it would also prohibit insurance companies from denying coverage to those already sick. the bill even tells the companies what size type face to use in written material describing their policies. 12-point font, no more fine print. at the white house, president obama hailed the vote. >> we are now finally poised to deliver on the promise of
harry reid accidentally voted no. he drew rare republican applause before quickly correcting himself. >> reid of nevada -- aye! >> reporter: the vote left democrats jubilant -- >> who would have thought we could do it with not a single republican vote and getting every one of the 60 democratic votes? >> reporter: -- and republicans outraged. >> unfortunately, christmas eve not a great day for america. >> reporter: the bill would eventually provide health...
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reid and has a wally in washington even as some congressional backers are starting to call for party unity. bernie sanders getting a warm welcome at home in vermont after a bruising primary week. it allows hillary clinton to cross the delegate finish line and become the first presumptive female nominee. >> do you think the republicans are happy with their choice? >> we are, how -- [ laughter ] that was too easy, but -- the truth is actually i am worried about the republican party. i'm sure they're going to have a conversation. >> is he ever going to drop out? [ laughter ] he's going to stay in. >> main role i'm going to be playing in this process is to remind the american people that this is a serious job. this is not reality tv. >> reporter: the president 'latest role party mediator in chief. the president is expected to endorse clinton soon, but according to the white house sanders won't be pressured to concede before next tuesday's primary in d.c. when the final democratic votes are casted. on the republican side donald trump still facing a firestorm after attacking federal judge
reid and has a wally in washington even as some congressional backers are starting to call for party unity. bernie sanders getting a warm welcome at home in vermont after a bruising primary week. it allows hillary clinton to cross the delegate finish line and become the first presumptive female nominee. >> do you think the republicans are happy with their choice? >> we are, how -- [ laughter ] that was too easy, but -- the truth is actually i am worried about the republican party....
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. >> reporter: harry reid's team is celebrating angle's victory, convinced her views make her easy to defeat. but reid's got real problems of his own. there was a democratic primary in nevada and 1 out of 4 voters voted against harry reid, even though he had virtually no opposition. none of the above actually got 10% of the vote. >> none of the above. >> reporter: that's right. >> jon, thank you. >>> and as you know, we are here in california, a state reechling from debt, with no easy solution in sight. and come november, former democratic governor jerry brown has decided to ride into the race for governor again, for the republicans, as we said, the head of e baybayebay, meg whitm spent $80 million of her own money and has plenty more to spend. she won a decisive primary victory last night. well, jerry brown told us today, he banlt wants the country to k sees this as an epic duel in california, between the poll sicks of ideas and the power of money. we're talking about a billionaire's demolition derby. >> a billionaire's demolition derby. well, the ads. i think each dale there are 500
. >> reporter: harry reid's team is celebrating angle's victory, convinced her views make her easy to defeat. but reid's got real problems of his own. there was a democratic primary in nevada and 1 out of 4 voters voted against harry reid, even though he had virtually no opposition. none of the above actually got 10% of the vote. >> none of the above. >> reporter: that's right. >> jon, thank you. >>> and as you know, we are here in california, a state reechling...
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. >>> first, to the health scare for senate majority, harry reid. his wife and daughter were in a serious car accident that put them both in the hospital. jake tapper with the latest on that. >> reporter: one of the key players in the health care reform debate, suffering a personal and serious health care crisis of his own, after the wife and daughter of senate majority leader, harry reid, were rushed to the hospital after a horrific car accident. state police say lana reid barranger, was driving with reid's wife, landra, in the passenger seat. when a tractor-trailer hit their car. ambulances sped them off to a local hospital. a spokesman for the senator said mrs. reid has a broken nose, broken neck and broken back. both are conscious and can feel and according to doctors, their injuries are nonlife-threatening. the driver, an ohio man, was later charged with reckless driving. senator reid rushed to the hospital to check on his family. after a couple of hours, seeing they were okay and in good hands, he went back to capitol hill, for zero hour final
. >>> first, to the health scare for senate majority, harry reid. his wife and daughter were in a serious car accident that put them both in the hospital. jake tapper with the latest on that. >> reporter: one of the key players in the health care reform debate, suffering a personal and serious health care crisis of his own, after the wife and daughter of senate majority leader, harry reid, were rushed to the hospital after a horrific car accident. state police say lana reid...
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bunning told us he's trying to work out a deal with democratic leader harry reid. do you think it will be settled today? >> hopefully. >> reporter: and are you concerned about how this has played out? >> no. no, i am not concerned, except for the people. >> reporter: and when will those people begin to see help? >> as soon as possible. >> reporter: they're still working on that deal. i'll told a deal might be struck by late tonight, but diane, as democrats complain about bunning's behavior, they are thrilled with the political fallout here. happy to be fighting an unpopular senator over a bill that's got a lot of popular support. >> okay, jon, i know you'll be on duty tonight. >>> and also in washington, we are an internet nation, and today the u.s. postal service seemed to be staggering under the sea change of times. no surprise, nearly 90% under the age of 29 use e-mail, but more than a third of people over 65 are online and that has the postal service reeling. it is no longer funded by taxpayers, but congress still has to rule on major changes, and ron claiborne
bunning told us he's trying to work out a deal with democratic leader harry reid. do you think it will be settled today? >> hopefully. >> reporter: and are you concerned about how this has played out? >> no. no, i am not concerned, except for the people. >> reporter: and when will those people begin to see help? >> as soon as possible. >> reporter: they're still working on that deal. i'll told a deal might be struck by late tonight, but diane, as democrats...
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still run by the seemingly invincible harry reid. >> because of you, we did it. thank you. >> and john, what about sarah palin, current scorecard on the candidates she endorsed? >> reporter: well, she had some really big wins last night, diane. there was, of course, suzanna martinez winning governor ship in new mexico, rand paul in kentucky. those were all republicans she endorsed in competitive republican primaries and went on to win and win pretty big. but there were some notable losses. first and foremost, christine o'donnell in delaware. palin defied the party leadership, endorsed o'donnell, helped her win, and she lost. and of course lost big. and the big one, diane, in her own backyard, we still don't know the results, but she supported joe miller again in defiance of the republican leadership and now if you look at that, miller is trailing behind write-in candidate, that would be lisa murkowski, but they still have to count the votes and we may have to wait to see if palin had any pull in her backyard. >> that's a long wait. thank you, jon karl. and, of co
still run by the seemingly invincible harry reid. >> because of you, we did it. thank you. >> and john, what about sarah palin, current scorecard on the candidates she endorsed? >> reporter: well, she had some really big wins last night, diane. there was, of course, suzanna martinez winning governor ship in new mexico, rand paul in kentucky. those were all republicans she endorsed in competitive republican primaries and went on to win and win pretty big. but there were some...
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the most extravagant claim related to the stimulus, though, come from harry reid. >> but for me, we'd be in a worldwide depression. >> reporter: hmm, maybe not. the bottom line, diane, the stimulus created at least some jobs and a boat load of bogus claims. >> all right, thank you, john karl. >>> and now the politics of pot. california's proposition 19, it would legalize marijuana and polls show it's pretty close. there is no question it would bring the state billions in tax revenue. a former u.s. surgeon general has said culturally it's much like alcohol. but a couple of reporters decided to take a car and drive stoned. the results? david wright is right here with me. >> reporter: this is one of the quirkiest campaigns ever in california, even for a state where medical marijuana has been a fact for 14 years. a new political ad out tonight, one you would never expect to see on tv. >> let's be honest, the war against marijuana has failed. >> reporter: it's a political campaign like no other. proposition 19 got an unusual road test last week. from two journalists who wanted to see what
the most extravagant claim related to the stimulus, though, come from harry reid. >> but for me, we'd be in a worldwide depression. >> reporter: hmm, maybe not. the bottom line, diane, the stimulus created at least some jobs and a boat load of bogus claims. >> all right, thank you, john karl. >>> and now the politics of pot. california's proposition 19, it would legalize marijuana and polls show it's pretty close. there is no question it would bring the state billions...
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. >> reporter: the democratic leader in the senate, harry reid, and president obama last night, wouldn't be talking about accepting up to $2.7 trillion in spending cuts if they weren't being forced to by the threat of default. >> reporter: that's right. and in fact, you could argue, house republicans have already won the organizemeargument, bec araroff the table in the short-term and we are debating how much should the government cut in spending, not whether or not the government should be cutting at all. >> jon karl what is your advice to the american citizen? >> reporter: get engaged. understand this issue. and, yes, even as the president said, put a little pressure on your member of congress to get in there and actually make the tough decisions. >> jake? >> reporter: we have faced tougher times before as a nation and i'm sure we'll get through this, but it sure does look bleak. i agree with jon, though. it is important for every american to get involved, because the way -- with the situation we're in right now, only the most energized get involved and that doesn't necessarily create a
. >> reporter: the democratic leader in the senate, harry reid, and president obama last night, wouldn't be talking about accepting up to $2.7 trillion in spending cuts if they weren't being forced to by the threat of default. >> reporter: that's right. and in fact, you could argue, house republicans have already won the organizemeargument, bec araroff the table in the short-term and we are debating how much should the government cut in spending, not whether or not the government...
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. >> before the president, before i met the president, i, we talked with harry reid. >> jimmy: oh, harry reid, from nevada. and what did you and the president talk about? did you talk about boxing at all? >> we talked about boxing and basketball. >> jimmy: oh, basketball. >> i told him, mr. president, i heard you like basketball. "oh, i'm always watching boxing." >> jimmy: did you invite him to come to the fight? >> i tried to invite him in las vegas, but he said, i can't come, but i'm definitely going to watch the pay per view. >> jimmy: oh, he'll be watching? you have to give him a little shoutout or something. [ applause ] now, you met another notable figure, the great don rickles, i see here. when did this happen? do you know don, are you familiar with his work? >> yeah, he's funny guy. >> jimmy: very funny guy. did he make fun of you? did he make jokes? >> all the time. >> jimmy: what did he say to you, do you remember? >> there's a lot of -- funny things. >> jimmy: yeah, he's funny. and, this would be great, by the way. you could tour with him. you could sing -- >> you know what, h
. >> before the president, before i met the president, i, we talked with harry reid. >> jimmy: oh, harry reid, from nevada. and what did you and the president talk about? did you talk about boxing at all? >> we talked about boxing and basketball. >> jimmy: oh, basketball. >> i told him, mr. president, i heard you like basketball. "oh, i'm always watching boxing." >> jimmy: did you invite him to come to the fight? >> i tried to invite him in...
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and diane, he's also facing trouble with democrats, senate majority leader harry reid calling the proposed earmark ban an applause line that's only for show. >> from his own party. well, as you know, jake, if last night's state of the union was a prized fight of ideas about the budget, the man in the corner across from the president was budget chairman congressman paul ryan, champion of urgent, deep cuts. a 40-year-old congressional rebel with a cause and jon karl spent the day with him. >> reporter: he's been given more power over the federal budget than anybody in congress. paul ryan, the republican with the budget axe. he's a little like the guy in the movie "dave," the accidental president who sets out to fix the budget, line by line. >> that's another $47 million, so, this is good. we're doing good. >> reporter: but in the movie, dave only has to find $650 million in savings. ryan wants to cut several trillion in the next ten years. how do you go in here and find the kind of savings you want to find and how do you -- >> i've been reading these things since i was 22 years old. you go t
and diane, he's also facing trouble with democrats, senate majority leader harry reid calling the proposed earmark ban an applause line that's only for show. >> from his own party. well, as you know, jake, if last night's state of the union was a prized fight of ideas about the budget, the man in the corner across from the president was budget chairman congressman paul ryan, champion of urgent, deep cuts. a 40-year-old congressional rebel with a cause and jon karl spent the day with him....
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late today, majority leader harry reid came out to say that he will vote for per unanimous keep's renomination. we are told that white house officials, including tim geithner and rahm emanuel are making calls to wavering senators, trying to line up support. and as of today, the overwhelming majority of senators in both parties are refusing to say how they will vote. >> thanks, jon. >>> and the president spent the day in ohio today,romising to fight for jobs, more jobs. and here's jake tapper on that. >> reporter: in a working class suburb of cleveland today, the president returned to the gritty populist language he used as a candidate in this key swing state. >> i'm trying to solve the problems that folks here in ohio and across this country, face every day. >> reporter: the president acknowledged that health care reform legislation is on life support after that stunning republican upset in the massachusetts senate race. >> we've gotten pretty far down the road. but i've got to admit, we had a little bit of a buzz saw this week. >> reporter: and he used the word "fight" -- >> that's why i'm fi
late today, majority leader harry reid came out to say that he will vote for per unanimous keep's renomination. we are told that white house officials, including tim geithner and rahm emanuel are making calls to wavering senators, trying to line up support. and as of today, the overwhelming majority of senators in both parties are refusing to say how they will vote. >> thanks, jon. >>> and the president spent the day in ohio today,romising to fight for jobs, more jobs. and here's...
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he called harry reid, with that surprise victory, and others. but he did make 60 different phone calls because of the huge losses. more losses than the white house had expected. they had expected to lose the house. but not necessarily by this many votes. one top democrat called last night a bloodbath, although they are taking some consolation that they held on to the senate. >> where does the white house go from here? we know the president is holding a press conference today at 1:00. we heard from republicans already. john boehner saying the president must change course. haley barbour, the mississippi governor, saying it was a repudiation on the president. and evan bayh saying they have to fundamentally change course. do you get the sense that the president agrees? >> reporter: i get the sense that the white house feels that last night the election results were an admonition to focus on the economy. for washington to work in a more bipartisan fashion. i don't think president obama feels this was a huge repudiation of all of his policies. but the
he called harry reid, with that surprise victory, and others. but he did make 60 different phone calls because of the huge losses. more losses than the white house had expected. they had expected to lose the house. but not necessarily by this many votes. one top democrat called last night a bloodbath, although they are taking some consolation that they held on to the senate. >> where does the white house go from here? we know the president is holding a press conference today at 1:00. we...
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house speaker boehner melt with harry reid this afternoon. president obama said if they are able to hammer things out, great, if not, they want them ba back at the white house. >> the clock ticking, as we said. thank you, jake. and someone else entered the fray today on the issue of the huge national debt. a man who has issued a kind of political double dare you to both sides. he is house budget chairman paul ryan and he told jon karl that today is the day simply to face the truth. >> reporter: for paul ryan, this is not just about government spending. it's a life or death struggle for the u.s. economy. >> the nation's fiscal trajectory is simply not sustainable. >> reporter: ryan, who once worked as a waiter to make ends meet, is 41 and has three kids. the scope of his plan is staggering. consider that while the president and republicans are on the verge of shutting the government down over less than $61 billion in spending cuts, ryan is calling for $6.2 trillion in cuts over the next ten years. >> what do you say to nervous republicans who
house speaker boehner melt with harry reid this afternoon. president obama said if they are able to hammer things out, great, if not, they want them ba back at the white house. >> the clock ticking, as we said. thank you, jake. and someone else entered the fray today on the issue of the huge national debt. a man who has issued a kind of political double dare you to both sides. he is house budget chairman paul ryan and he told jon karl that today is the day simply to face the truth....
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senate majority leader harry reid of nevada was taken to the hospital after a highway crash in his home state. we're told he was not hurt badly, his office said he had contusions on his rib and hip. and doctors have cleared him to leave the hospital. >>> and coming up here, watch this. a new kind of thief making off with ordinary things. shopping carts full of diapers, laundry detergent? and it's costing your family more than $400 a year. here's my morning routine. gotta start the day off right. wardrobe. cute. then new activia breakfast blend. a great way to help start the day. mmm... creamy lowfat yogurt with grains in yummy breakfast flavors, like apple cinnamon. its hearty, with twice the protein of regular lowfat yogurt and helps regulate your digestive system. our morning routines are important, aren't they? new activia breakfast blend. and it gave me my custom number. my arches needed more support until i got my number at the free dr. scholl's foot mapping center. i'm a believer! and you will be too! learn where to find your number at drscholls.com. military families face, we und
senate majority leader harry reid of nevada was taken to the hospital after a highway crash in his home state. we're told he was not hurt badly, his office said he had contusions on his rib and hip. and doctors have cleared him to leave the hospital. >>> and coming up here, watch this. a new kind of thief making off with ordinary things. shopping carts full of diapers, laundry detergent? and it's costing your family more than $400 a year. here's my morning routine. gotta start the day...
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. >> those words from harry reid. today's "new york times" reports that minority leader, nancy pelosi, is upset with weiner. when she tried to discuss his resignation, he was adamant he would keep his seat. >>> police in indiana say they fear a missing college student has been the victim of foul play. lauren spierer left a friend's house friday and hasn't been seen since. the disappearance has been a jolt to the college town, which students considered to be safe. >> you don't expect something like that to happen around here in bloomington. it's such a friendly atmosphere. you don't expect things like this to happen. it's crazy. >> back here in her new york hometown, friends and family prayed for lauren's safe return. and we'll talk to her anguished parents coming up later on "good morning america." >>> searches resume for body near a long island beach. investigators scoured the area yesterday. ten sets of human remains have been found since december, possibly victims of more than one serial killer. >>> a college golfe
. >> those words from harry reid. today's "new york times" reports that minority leader, nancy pelosi, is upset with weiner. when she tried to discuss his resignation, he was adamant he would keep his seat. >>> police in indiana say they fear a missing college student has been the victim of foul play. lauren spierer left a friend's house friday and hasn't been seen since. the disappearance has been a jolt to the college town, which students considered to be safe....
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a mason dixon poll showed sharon angle two points ahead of harry reid. alex stone, abc news, las vegas. >>> key part of the obama health care overhaul is under threat. the ruling says a legal challenge to the new law can go to trial. at issue the requirement that citizens must buy health insurance. a similar lawsuit was dismissed in michigan last week the both cases could go to the supreme court. >>> the search has been called off for an american tourist murdered along the border with mexico. investigators in mexico now say they have stopped searching for david hartley's body in a lake along the border to develop belter strategies. the case is one part of a much larger problem in mexico. >> reporter: there is a global emergency happening right across our own border. the drug war has killed more than 28,000 people since president felipe calderon declared war on the cartels in 2006 more, than 2 tough those killed have been police. the alleged murder of american david hartley its the latest incident exposing the lawlessness of mexico. the september 30th inc
a mason dixon poll showed sharon angle two points ahead of harry reid. alex stone, abc news, las vegas. >>> key part of the obama health care overhaul is under threat. the ruling says a legal challenge to the new law can go to trial. at issue the requirement that citizens must buy health insurance. a similar lawsuit was dismissed in michigan last week the both cases could go to the supreme court. >>> the search has been called off for an american tourist murdered along the...
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senate majority leader harry reid used pac money to throw a $39,000 inaugural party. and john edwards used money to paz his mistress $114,000 to produce a series of videos. in fact, more than 400 members of congress now have opened their own leadership pacs, diane. >> any limit on what they can raise? the amount? >> reporter: there's no limit to spend or how they spend it, and no surprise, no talk in congress about changing that. >> good to have brian ross back on that case. >>> and up next, our "persons of the week." you've wanted to quit smoking so many times, but those days came and went, and the cigarettes remained. but today's a new day. and a few simple steps can make a real difference in your next quit... things like starting with a plan to quit smoking... getting support... and talking to your doctor about how prescription treatments can help you. talk to your doctor about prescription treatment options. and make this time, your time. now there's new heart health advantage from bayer. its non-aspirin formula contains phytosterols, which may reduce the risk of
senate majority leader harry reid used pac money to throw a $39,000 inaugural party. and john edwards used money to paz his mistress $114,000 to produce a series of videos. in fact, more than 400 members of congress now have opened their own leadership pacs, diane. >> any limit on what they can raise? the amount? >> reporter: there's no limit to spend or how they spend it, and no surprise, no talk in congress about changing that. >> good to have brian ross back on that case....
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. >> reporter: tonight, in nevada, the president will try to raise money and excitement for harry reid. but one thing the president is not raising is expectations. >> this is going to be a difficult election. >> reporter: the returns are not even in yet, and democrats are looking for explantations as to why things have gone so wrong. were they hindered from explaining their accomplishments? >> we were in such emergency mode that it was very difficult for us to spend a lot of time doing victory laps and advertising, exactly, what we were doing. >> reporter: some democrats say it wasn't they didn't have the time to tout their accomplishments, it's that they didn't have the guts. >> i think we've been too scared about talking about health care. >> reporter: pennsylvania governor ed rendell sails republicans won the spin war on key democratic legislation and democrats just gave up. >> we've been just cowering behind the shower curtains hoping this would go away. >> reporter: did democratic politicians, as senator evan bayh maintains, focus too much on the liberal base at the expense of ind
. >> reporter: tonight, in nevada, the president will try to raise money and excitement for harry reid. but one thing the president is not raising is expectations. >> this is going to be a difficult election. >> reporter: the returns are not even in yet, and democrats are looking for explantations as to why things have gone so wrong. were they hindered from explaining their accomplishments? >> we were in such emergency mode that it was very difficult for us to spend a...
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senator harry reid, senate majority leader, so instrumental in health care reform, word came in tonight that his family has been in a car accident. that is his wife there in the pink sweater. can you tell us right now what has happened with his wife and daughter? >> reporter: a very troubling news. it was a serious accident. they were hit from behind by a truck. and what we are told is that his wife has the most serious injuries. broken her neck, broken her back. though, diane, we are told that both his wife and daughters can feel their extremendous times and the injuries are not life threatening. >> troubling news tonight. sure hope they recover. thanks, jon. >>> and also in washington today, a new report on a 12-year-old child, a number of children in this country, who are sniffing hair ray and spray paint before moving onto drugs like marijuana. here's pierre thomas. >> reporter: 17-year-old ashley upchurch srted inhaling dangerous substances at age 11. she was addicted for four years. we took her to a pharmacy, where it was all available. ashley, what kind of inhale lants are kids u
senator harry reid, senate majority leader, so instrumental in health care reform, word came in tonight that his family has been in a car accident. that is his wife there in the pink sweater. can you tell us right now what has happened with his wife and daughter? >> reporter: a very troubling news. it was a serious accident. they were hit from behind by a truck. and what we are told is that his wife has the most serious injuries. broken her neck, broken her back. though, diane, we are...
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now, harry reid is charging ahead anyway. there's a major downside to this. it's alienated the one and only republican who had singled support for the president's health care plan. >> it ee's regrettable, because worked in good faith all these months on a bipartisan basis. and have been standing alone as a republican to do so because i believe in good public policy. >> reporter: with senator snowe a likely no, reid will need the support of every, single democrat in the senate to get this passed, to try to convince some moderates who don't like this idea, he's included a provision that would allow states to opt out of the public plan. but whether or not reid has the votes to get this done in the senate is something that not even he knows right now. deborah? >> all right, jon. clearly lots of developments ahead. >>> president obama is promising to save you money on future electric bills. he's announcing more than $3 billion in funding today at new technology, aimed at making the electric grid more efficient and easier to monitor. the money will fund investments
now, harry reid is charging ahead anyway. there's a major downside to this. it's alienated the one and only republican who had singled support for the president's health care plan. >> it ee's regrettable, because worked in good faith all these months on a bipartisan basis. and have been standing alone as a republican to do so because i believe in good public policy. >> reporter: with senator snowe a likely no, reid will need the support of every, single democrat in the senate to get...
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leon: senate minority leader harry reid admits he is blind in his right eye. this after a series accident at his home in nevada. he is getting better every day. two weeks ago, reid announced he will not be seeking re-election after his current term is over. alison: proposed contract for the d.c. jail population sparked a rally today. supporters want the d.c. council to approve the correction department's contract to end the i health services. under that partnership, m.b.i. would provide 35% of the funding. a save the 35% rally was held outside of the wilson building in northwest d.c. >> we all know we want to circle with quality, certified business enterprises doing their job! >> yeah! alison: if approved, this partnership is expected to provide more than $30 million to the local small disadvantaged business enterprise. leon: "7 on your side" now with a consumer alert as we get closer to summer. people are already starting to travel for things like spring break and folks, you can expect to see the lowest gas prices we have seen in six years if you plan to driv
leon: senate minority leader harry reid admits he is blind in his right eye. this after a series accident at his home in nevada. he is getting better every day. two weeks ago, reid announced he will not be seeking re-election after his current term is over. alison: proposed contract for the d.c. jail population sparked a rally today. supporters want the d.c. council to approve the correction department's contract to end the i health services. under that partnership, m.b.i. would provide 35% of...
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harry reid, the democratic leader of the senate, john mccain, the top republican. both over 70 right now. both facing tough races, though, they're ahead. but they're running for their lives. >> so, another question for november, will age play a factor. thanks, george. >>> and turning to the news that we have about the first mug shot of faisal shahzad tonight. it was taken after he was arrested for planting that car bomb in times square. and, we have learned that shahzad considered attacking other targets in manhattan first, including grand central station. >>> overseas now, the beautiful tourism attraction that is bangkok descended into chaos today. government troops attacked the demonstrators, demanding a change in government, now elections, and some protest leaders surrendered, while others responded with a rampage. clarissa ward is on the ground for us. >> reporter: all day long, this great sprawling city was brought to its knees. its stock exchange firebombed, a shopping mall burned, millions of people warned to stay indoors. after more than six weeks of anti-g
harry reid, the democratic leader of the senate, john mccain, the top republican. both over 70 right now. both facing tough races, though, they're ahead. but they're running for their lives. >> so, another question for november, will age play a factor. thanks, george. >>> and turning to the news that we have about the first mug shot of faisal shahzad tonight. it was taken after he was arrested for planting that car bomb in times square. and, we have learned that shahzad...
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harry reid said the democrats unsuccessfully tried cooperation before. >> every legislation we passed, we had to jump through the procedural hoops to do. each one of those, we could have improved the legislation with republican input. >> reporter: senate republican leader, mitch mcconnell, says he is determined to stop the obama agenda. >> we'll work with the administration, when they agree with the people and confront them when they don't. >> reporter: in fact, senator mcconnell is set to deliver a speech later today in washington. in already-released speech excerpts, it says the only way to establish republican goals is to put someone in the white house who won't veto them. rob and vinita? >> emily schmidt, reporting. thanks, emily. >>> the loss of the house means a big change for nancy pelosi. diane sawyer sat down with the speaker to talk about what she does now that she's lost one of the top jobs in washington. >> now, i'll have a conversation with my caucus. have a conversation with my family. and pray over it. and decide how to go forward. but today isn't that day. >> pelosi's
harry reid said the democrats unsuccessfully tried cooperation before. >> every legislation we passed, we had to jump through the procedural hoops to do. each one of those, we could have improved the legislation with republican input. >> reporter: senate republican leader, mitch mcconnell, says he is determined to stop the obama agenda. >> we'll work with the administration, when they agree with the people and confront them when they don't. >> reporter: in fact, senator...
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harry reid in the senate column, at the top of the governor's column, meg whitman. take a look at the next screen. and can you see who has gone to their wall. which facebook members here in america have said, "i voted." 104,320 americans per hour. and you can see how it's gone up steadily throughout this election day. and one other thing we're doing here and we want people to come to facebook and leave a comment is help to keep the campaigns honest. bill adair is here. seven hours straight. we hope you'll take part in the conversation. abcnews.com, abc news at facebook, and diane and george, you're going to be joining me. >> you're going to be able to fact check in real time? >> reporter: we will, the sort of commercints that come across fa facebook. what americans are saying about particular candidates, and bill is here with the moments in the last week that he believes were pivotal in the way these campaigns have gone. we'll see if faceback can predict what happens at the end of the night. >> the team of analysts streaming in, getting ready to analyze the results
harry reid in the senate column, at the top of the governor's column, meg whitman. take a look at the next screen. and can you see who has gone to their wall. which facebook members here in america have said, "i voted." 104,320 americans per hour. and you can see how it's gone up steadily throughout this election day. and one other thing we're doing here and we want people to come to facebook and leave a comment is help to keep the campaigns honest. bill adair is here. seven hours...
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they take down their target with sharron angle beating harry reid, or they fall just short. >> so, but just to sum up here, it looks like, the forecast called for the republicans taking back the house but not the senate at this point. >> reporter: that is going to be very, very difficult for them. everything has to go right across the board and the country for them to have a shot at the ten seats in the senate. >> rick klein, pleasure to have you here in new york city, we appreciate it. >>> and a reminder, diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos will have full coveragele of the election results starting at 9:30 eastern tuesday night, right here on abc. >>> and one more political note, on that rally in washington, d.c. this weekend, led by the comedians onstewart and stephen colbert to call for civility in politics. it is estimated that more than 200,000 people attended, twice the number that gathered in august to hear from the man jon stewart has often skewered the fox news host glenn beck. >>> one of the last surviving members of president kennedy's inner circle passed away today. a ma
they take down their target with sharron angle beating harry reid, or they fall just short. >> so, but just to sum up here, it looks like, the forecast called for the republicans taking back the house but not the senate at this point. >> reporter: that is going to be very, very difficult for them. everything has to go right across the board and the country for them to have a shot at the ten seats in the senate. >> rick klein, pleasure to have you here in new york city, we...
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and we have new information about some serious injuries suffered by senator harry reid. the next step in his treatment. that story and more tonight on abc 7 news at 6:00. >> a senior chief in the navy spent 20 years serving overseas. but his latest top secret assignment brought him back to school. for a surprise mission. >> oh my god! >> eric wynn was gathered last minute leave from bahrain, something his 13-year-old son wasn't aware of until that moment you just saw right there. he schemed with elijah's principal and teacher to slip into the school undetected. >> emotional. it's very exciting to see eric surprise elijah like this. >> i'm his biggest fan. i'm his hero. >> he arrived to see his son play on the basketball team last night. perfect timing. two hadn't seen each other since august and weren't expected to reunite until next summer. >> what a special moment. all right. good turnout. good for them. >> let's get a check of the weather now. you've been talking all day about the possibility of some refreezing tonight. >> real concern. temperatures at or below freezi
and we have new information about some serious injuries suffered by senator harry reid. the next step in his treatment. that story and more tonight on abc 7 news at 6:00. >> a senior chief in the navy spent 20 years serving overseas. but his latest top secret assignment brought him back to school. for a surprise mission. >> oh my god! >> eric wynn was gathered last minute leave from bahrain, something his 13-year-old son wasn't aware of until that moment you just saw right...
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we're talking about senate's top democrat harry reid who is recovering his d.c. apartment per doctor's orders. senator reid was hospitalized last week after suffering broken ribs and facial bones during a workout at his home in nevada. the 75-year-old also suffered a concussion. reid will assume the role of minority leader when he returns. >> hundreds of mourners including former president bill clinton gathered to pay their respects and say a final farewell to new york governor mario cuomo. cuomo's funeral took place this morning at st. ignacious church in manhattan. he died last thursday of natural causes due to heart failure. it happened hours after his son, governor andrew cuomo was inaugurated for a second term. mario cuomo was 82 years old. >> new at 4:00 the montgomery county board of education is moving forward in considering adjusting the start and end times for students. the board will begin hearing public input next week on several proposals to allow students to sleep in. depending on the plan the change could cost nothing or it could cost up to $6 mill
we're talking about senate's top democrat harry reid who is recovering his d.c. apartment per doctor's orders. senator reid was hospitalized last week after suffering broken ribs and facial bones during a workout at his home in nevada. the 75-year-old also suffered a concussion. reid will assume the role of minority leader when he returns. >> hundreds of mourners including former president bill clinton gathered to pay their respects and say a final farewell to new york governor mario...
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what do you make, george, of the controversial comments made by harry reid yesterday? >> the senate floor exploded over them yesterday, when senator reed tried to rally his democrats, by evoking his great legislative fights of the past. >> all republicans can come up with is this. slow down. stop everything. let's start over. you think you've heard the same excuse before, you're right. this country belatedly recognized the wrongs of slavery. there were those who dug in their heels and said, slow down. let's wait. things aren't bad enough. >> republicans were furious about that, robin. my guess is is is going to blow over. the real action going on behind the scenes in the negotiation over this public health insurance option. >> that is another -- we haven't even talked about that, which is so key, as we've been saying for many months now. and who are the key players in this, george? >> senator harry reid has put together a group of ten liberals and moderate senators, the gang of ten. their job is to come up with a compromise. they're looking at a few different ideas. on
what do you make, george, of the controversial comments made by harry reid yesterday? >> the senate floor exploded over them yesterday, when senator reed tried to rally his democrats, by evoking his great legislative fights of the past. >> all republicans can come up with is this. slow down. stop everything. let's start over. you think you've heard the same excuse before, you're right. this country belatedly recognized the wrongs of slavery. there were those who dug in their heels...
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. >> behind the president, the republican leader of the house, leader of the senate, harry reid. the president is not going to try to reach for the kind of soaring rhetoric you saw in the inaugural. observations of many that he didn't really focus on the economy in the inaugural address. but can you be sure they're going to make that the bulk of the speech this evening. nancy pelosi also behind the president. >> we do expect him to at least to talk about afghanistan, although it will not be the concentration of the speech, to talk about foreign policy and the white house has indicated there will be other speeches on that front. i wanted to say, george, i was in the house chamber earlier this morning at 10:00 in the morning and some of these people were already in there. >> long day and a long night. you mentioned afghanistan, we're joined bid martha raddatz, our chief global affairs correspondent. the president did put a number on how many troops will come out this year, martha. >> 34,000 troops by this time next year will be out of afghanistan. we have about 66,000 troops there
. >> behind the president, the republican leader of the house, leader of the senate, harry reid. the president is not going to try to reach for the kind of soaring rhetoric you saw in the inaugural. observations of many that he didn't really focus on the economy in the inaugural address. but can you be sure they're going to make that the bulk of the speech this evening. nancy pelosi also behind the president. >> we do expect him to at least to talk about afghanistan, although it...
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the chance to take on senate majority leader harry reid. the leading candidate is sharon angle, a gun-toting tea party candidate with hard-line conservative views. all told, six women have either won or are expected to win republican senate nominations this year. a chance to more than double the number of republican women in the senate. >> reporter: this could be the biggest year on record for republican women running for state-wide office. >> reporter: in edition to meg whitman, there's nikki haley, the republican favorite for governor in south carolina. it may add up to the year of the republican woman, but none of them talk much about gender. they are running as something important in this anti-income benlt year. political outsiders. jonathan karl, abc news, nevada. >> and i want to bring in george stephanopoulos. all these republican women. what do you make of it? >> reporter: really something. if whitman or haley win those races, they instantly become national leaders in the party. >> and what does this mean, the outsider momentum for
the chance to take on senate majority leader harry reid. the leading candidate is sharon angle, a gun-toting tea party candidate with hard-line conservative views. all told, six women have either won or are expected to win republican senate nominations this year. a chance to more than double the number of republican women in the senate. >> reporter: this could be the biggest year on record for republican women running for state-wide office. >> reporter: in edition to meg whitman,...
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reid called on the league to act just as quickly on another matter. >> harry: i find it stunning that they are more concerned with the air in a football that a name that denigrates people across the country. alison: senator reid previously called on the nfl to push for the washington team to change the name. team owner dan snydre said he would never change the name. leon: we are two hours away from swearing in of the youngest mayor in maryland history. 19-year-old brandon pollen is his name and he will become the mayor of indian head tonight after winning last week's election with 239 votes. more than doubling the total of the incumbent mayor. today he told abc7 the victory shows that young people need to get involved. >> young people can get involved. >> anyone can get involved. young people should take a step up an take on a bigger role in their government. leon: he had a platform to get rid of the vacant buildings and bring business to indian head and sid to serve a four-year term but wouldn't comment on political aspirations down the line. we will see. alison: we will be watching.
reid called on the league to act just as quickly on another matter. >> harry: i find it stunning that they are more concerned with the air in a football that a name that denigrates people across the country. alison: senator reid previously called on the nfl to push for the washington team to change the name. team owner dan snydre said he would never change the name. leon: we are two hours away from swearing in of the youngest mayor in maryland history. 19-year-old brandon pollen is his...
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. >> on november 3, harry reid is going back to the u.s. senate as majority leader. the president tries to prevent a republican takeover of the senate. the head of the gop campaign committee in the house says the number of house seats in play is stunning. >> i would say there are easily 95 to 100 seats. >> speaker pelosi says she doesn't envy the republicans. >> i would rather be in our position right now than theirs. >> reporter: the president argued his administration and democrats in general are better for women. a key voting block. it may be no accident that hours earlier the white house released a report. jobs and economic security for women. rob, vinita? >> the president is spending the night out west to hit the campaign trail first thing. the president leads a rally, called moving america forward at university of southern california this afternoon. from there he will take that rally to nevada. meanwhile, new york city mayor michael bloomberg at a rally today. will show his support for republican candidate for governor. meg whitman. >>> and candidates will all
. >> on november 3, harry reid is going back to the u.s. senate as majority leader. the president tries to prevent a republican takeover of the senate. the head of the gop campaign committee in the house says the number of house seats in play is stunning. >> i would say there are easily 95 to 100 seats. >> speaker pelosi says she doesn't envy the republicans. >> i would rather be in our position right now than theirs. >> reporter: the president argued his...
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reid, majority leader in the house, steny hoyer. >> we are expecting the president to speak perhaps more than an hour tonight. a little longer than the average length of the state of the union speech. >> he's got a lot of work to do, and i want to bring jake tapper in again. jake, lay out what you believe the white house goals are tonight coming into this speech. >> well, he has a few. first of all, with most of the country thinking that we are now on the wrong track, he has to say the state of our union is strong, but he has to convince the american people that that's true, when most of them right now are worried about the direction of the country. you alluded to reaching out to the center, and that's an important tagsisk with the democratic party hemorrhaging independents. though he has high approval ratings among the democratic party, among democrats out in the country, he also has to rally the base. this is a very unenthusiastic democratic party right now. and most important, i think the president has to seize the mantle of change. that is not an easy thing for an incumbent pres
reid, majority leader in the house, steny hoyer. >> we are expecting the president to speak perhaps more than an hour tonight. a little longer than the average length of the state of the union speech. >> he's got a lot of work to do, and i want to bring jake tapper in again. jake, lay out what you believe the white house goals are tonight coming into this speech. >> well, he has a few. first of all, with most of the country thinking that we are now on the wrong track, he has...
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. >> he is he is going to meet with the leader of the senate, harry reid, and speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, to get them on board. also meet with progressives. he's gone halfway toward solving some of their concern, saying he's going to fight and argue for this public option. but they're not going to be satisfied with the fact he's not saying he'll veto the bill over it. his message back to them is, what's more important, covering everybody? making sure people get to keep the coverage they have? or the means of getting there? this public health insurance option, he's going to try to force them in a corner and say, it much more important to get there than to focus on one method of getting there. >> aot of people have a lot of questions about this. george, as always, thank you for "the bottom line." >>> tomorrow morning, we'll bring you an exclusive interview with president obama, followed later tomorrow night, with abc news live coverage of the president's address, and the republican response, beginning at 8:00 eastern, 7:00 pacific. >>> as we've been mentioning, another speech today
. >> he is he is going to meet with the leader of the senate, harry reid, and speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, to get them on board. also meet with progressives. he's gone halfway toward solving some of their concern, saying he's going to fight and argue for this public option. but they're not going to be satisfied with the fact he's not saying he'll veto the bill over it. his message back to them is, what's more important, covering everybody? making sure people get to keep the...
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the person i have really new-found respect for is harry reid. he's kept the senate in session relentlessly. it reminded me of the long-time chairman of the house appropriations committee. he said, the only way the senate can work is by unanimous consent or exhaustion. and he's exhausting them into passing the bill. >> the issue that may not be susceptible to a final bill is the piece on abortion. there is a deal right now in the senate, you see it taking fire from all sid. i was struck, i asked senator durbin about it, the pro-choice people saying it may be unconstitutional. if they believe that, and vote on it, this deal goes down. >> you have barbara boxer in the room, she's representing the beliefs, i believe, on many pro-choice americans. you have to come away and think, th should be okay. the reason it may not be, george, is, if you're a woman out there, using your own private funds, not subsidized by the government, but you're in the exchange because you own a small business. you're a individual, your self-empl self-employed. you have to w
the person i have really new-found respect for is harry reid. he's kept the senate in session relentlessly. it reminded me of the long-time chairman of the house appropriations committee. he said, the only way the senate can work is by unanimous consent or exhaustion. and he's exhausting them into passing the bill. >> the issue that may not be susceptible to a final bill is the piece on abortion. there is a deal right now in the senate, you see it taking fire from all sid. i was struck, i...
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. >> reporter: in fact things are moving much more slowly in the senate where majority leader harry reid hasn't even introduced the bill that the senate will take un. diane, the white house wants to see this passed in a form that the president can sign by the end of the year but senate democrats are telling me that will be virtually impossible. this is almost certainly going to go into next year. >> all right, jon. thanks to you. >>> if the president gets his wish and a bill, we have a simple question, what changes first in the lives of ordinary americans and for that we bring in abc news chief medical editor dr. tim johnson. simple question. get the calendar out and show us according to these bills what will change first. >> all right. if we take a look at right after the first of the year or whenever the bill signed right away there are going to be new limits on pre-existing condition, reduce the window from six months to 30 days where insurance companies can look for pre-exist conditions. by 2013 they'll be all gone but at least it's a step in the right direction. allow parents to kee
. >> reporter: in fact things are moving much more slowly in the senate where majority leader harry reid hasn't even introduced the bill that the senate will take un. diane, the white house wants to see this passed in a form that the president can sign by the end of the year but senate democrats are telling me that will be virtually impossible. this is almost certainly going to go into next year. >> all right, jon. thanks to you. >>> if the president gets his wish and a...